Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0
Your strategic alternative to proprietary virtualization
Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization 3 is a complete virtualization management solution for server and desktop virtualization and the first enterprise-ready, fully open source virtualization platform. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization represents a true strategic virtualization alternative to organizations looking for better total cost of ownership (TCO), faster return on investment (ROI), accelerated break-even, and freedom from vendor lock-in.
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Performance and scalability. Leading performance and scalability for real-world enterprise applications like Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft Exchange |
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Security. Industry-leading security built on the security-hardened Red Hat Enterprise Linux® kernel. |
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Enterprise features. Enterprise virtualization management features, including live migration, high availability, load balancing, power saving, and more. |
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Agility. Business agility and continuity by eliminating the dependencies between the desktop operating system and the underlying hardware. |
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Cost advantage. Through the power of Red Hat's software subscription model, benefit from lower acquisition and total ownership costs for the same or better feature set when compared to other solutions. |
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers
Complete enterprise virtualization solution for server workloads
Virtualize your entire datacenter. Significantly boost your capital and operational efficiency. It's easy with Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization for Servers, our end-to-end server virtualization solution.
The latest features
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers is built on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux® platform, trusted by thousands of organizations on millions of systems around the world for mission-critical workloads. The latest version, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers 3, gives you:
- 50+ new features, including an updated hypervisor based on the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) technology.
- NEW! A self-service user portal.
- NEW! An integrated reporting system.
- Record-breaking performance and scalability.
- Industry-leading security with SELinux and sVirt.
- The widest ecosystem of hardware and enterprise independent software vendors (ISVs).
- The lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in its class.
- The ideal platform on which to build an internal or private cloud of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Microsoft Windows virtual machines (VMs).
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
This feature-rich server-virtualization management system delivers advanced capabilities for hosts and guests, including:
- High availability
- Live migration
- Storage management
- System scheduler
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
Deploy this modern hypervisor—based on KVM virtualization technology—as either of the following:
- The standalone bare-metal hypervisor Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (included).
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (optional, purchased separately) installed as a hypervisor host and managed through Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager for Servers.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops
Desktop virtualization made easy
Instantly deliver Microsoft Windows and Linux® desktop operating environments to thousands of users from centrally managed servers in the datacenter. Users can remotely access their individualized desktops from nearly any client device, including thin clients or repurposed PCs.
Deliver desktops you need, with the experience you expect
- Exceptional user experience: Multimedia capabilities deliver the experience users have come to expect from their desktop PCs.
- Cross-platform support: Support for both Windows and Linux virtual desktops ensures that users always have the right desktop for the right job.
- Open source: A foundation built on open source technologies means a new level of choice and freedom is coming to the world of desktop virtualization.
Securing the desktop and obtain compliancy
- Data security and compliance: A centrally hosted desktop architecture helps businesses safeguard data.
- Regulations and compliance: Maintaining desktops behind corporate firewalls in a controled datacenter helps businesses meet strict government security and data privacy laws.
- A trusted partner: Over 15 years of providing enterprises with the most secure operating system in the world makes Red Hat the best choice for enterprises looking to deploy hosted virtual desktops.
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